Sinterklaas and the Annual Staff Christmas Party

Look what Sinterklaas brought!

For our annual staff Christmas Party on Dec. 14th, we went to a local Chinese restaurant, ate amazing local foods, held a white elephant gift exchange, and took part in the British tradition of Christmas poppers (hence the fabulous paper crowns).

Kim, Michelle, and I

Kunming in the Snow!

This is what Sunday Dec. 15th looked like in Kunming! Our first snow in China.

There is something super cool about snow on palm trees.

Monday morning brought more snow and very chilly temps.

View of the KIA track and field from the fifth floor.

Looking through the buildings in Hu Pan, our neighborhood.

So many of the students were disappointed we still had school with the 1/2 in of snow on the ground, but let's face it, why do schools in America get classes cancelled? Extreme cold, loss of water, icy roads etc. We live without central heat so cold is the norm, we loose water about once a month so no problem, most people bike or walk to school so it really wasn't an issue. Sorry kids.